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Farndon

Trent
Lower Trent and Erewash catchment • Farndon • Nottinghamshire • ID: 4071 • Level
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Current Level
0.311 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.311 mASD
24h Min
0.308 mASD
Typical Range
0.22 - 1.70
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.76 mASD
EA official record
2.75 in our data (since Oct 1999)
Current level is 11% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.2 cm over 7h
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.311 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.310 mASD
07 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady 0.309 mASD
07 Oct 18:00 0.309 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Farndon
  • Watercourse: River Trent
  • Nearest Town: Farndon
  • County: Nottinghamshire
  • Coordinates: 53°3'45"N 0°51'10"W (53.062491, -0.852881)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 20 Oct 1999
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4071
  • RLOI id: 2185 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4071-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lower Trent and Erewash
  • Typical Range: 0.220 – 1.700 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.31 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

838 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 806 report not discharging, and for 32 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 1.6 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 87 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 5.3 km upstream along the river
58 spills · 639 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Greet · 11.2 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 82 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Potwell Dyke · 12.0 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Potwell Dyke · 12.8 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 16.1 km upstream along the river
39 spills · 162 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Halam Beck · 17.4 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Severn Trent Water · into Cotton Mill Dyke, Trib R Greet · 19.2 km upstream along the river
20 spills · 21 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

830 more further upstream, up to 175.0 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

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Severn Trent Water · into Edingley Beck · 240 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Trent · 2.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Severn Trent Water · into Local Ditch · 4.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of Car Dyke · 4.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
22 spills · 151 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Slough Dyke · 5.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Middle Beck · 5.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.70 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 12 days.

2026 12 days, 4 of them high · 4 high so far
2025 5 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 14 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
2023 18 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
2022 3 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 16 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2020 10 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 14 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2018 2 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.89 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 20 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

86flood warnings 48flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Feb 2026 — River Trent at Newark for riverside properties

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 5 6
2025 7 2
2024 18 8
2023 13 5
2022 2 2
2021 11 3
2020 8 4
2019 7 8
2018 0 3
2017 0 1
2016 0 1
2013 0 1
2012 15 4

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Farndon flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 20 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Trent at Farndon flooding today?

The current level is 0.31m, which is within the typical range of 0.22 to 1.70m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Farndon?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Trent at Farndon?

The typical range at this station is 0.22m to 1.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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